24 Hours with Katarína Ščecinová, CFA

Professional
Credo: „You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play
better than anyone else.” Albert Einstein

8:00
- 11:00

To
get the day started I find useful practicing yoga in the morning. Attending
yoga lesson from 7:30 a.m. enables me to react to daily work challenges
more effectively. My workday starts at 9:00 a.m. Upon arrival to the office, I
check my emails and deal with the most urgent requests. Then I prepare myself
for meetings with clients, in case they are scheduled for the morning hours.
Appointments with clients usually last until midday.

11:00
- 14:00

Later
in the morning we have regular team meetings, where we discuss recent
developments on global financial markets. The main purpose of this gathering is
to express a short term view on the investments and support it with sound arguments.
Each member of the team delivers short speech, and then we vote for different
scenarios.

14:00
- 17:00

In
the afternoon, I rank my priorities for the rest of the day starting with
routines and proceeding with more complicated tasks. Vast amount of activities
are usually devoted to this afternoon hours. Frequently I rebalance clients´
portfolios or I am otherwise involved in decision making process.

17:00
- 20:00

In
the evening I am focused on analytical work and search for new investment opportunities.
Before leaving the workplace, I make sure I answered all calls and messages and
finished all tasks within deadline. Finally I make a list of top priorities for
the next day. After accomplishing all working duties I head for a fitness
workout.